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Chapter 9 of 12

Reservoir Saviors

Omega

Pew! Pew! Pew!

Khan

Urgh..!

Robber A

W-wait a sec, that hit me right in the bone...

Robber B

Damn it, I knew this was a bad idea!!

Cube Palace

Warning. Transmission for Omega Control. Use energy efficient—

Omega

Hehe, Omega's still got plenty!

Omega

Database search complete! The biggest, coolest one!

Omega

Omega's gonna show you something really cool!

Robber C

No, you really don't have to show us?!

Omega

Maximum output projection!

Omega

Here it cooomes!!

Robber C

Eeeek!

Robber C

Huh?

Omega

...H-huh?

Omega

Why's nothing coming out?

Omega

H-hold on! If I grip the staff tighter and try one more time...

Omega

Eh.

Omega

Omega's... left hand...

Omega

It's gone...?

Cube Palace

Omega Control has depleted energy to critical levels.

Cube Palace

Body projection density rapidly declining.

Khan

Don't know what's happening... but looks like the tables have turned.

Khan

It's round two for us, you brat.

Omega

P-pew!!

Khan

Hah, that was you shooting? Didn't even tickle!

Khan

This enhanced exoskeleton is the source of my confidence, the cornerstone of my social life, my everything!

Khan

A flashlight beam like that couldn't scratch it!

Omega

Ghk!

Omega

Oww… Wh-what does Omega do…

Omega

Omega has no strength left to shoot harder...

Cube Palace

Omega Control, retreat immediately.

Cube Palace

Any further use of abilities risks frame collapse.

Omega

B-but...

Omega

Cube is still here... Omega has to take Cube too...!

Cube Palace

Think rationally.

Cube Palace

This unit is not worth the risk to Omega Control.

Omega

You're wrong, Cube!

Omega

Cube Palace is cold. Always says only what Cube wants to say.

Omega

But... but Cube is Omega's friend.

Omega

What it feels like to be lonely. What it feels like to be one of only two left in the world.

Omega

So... so Omega can't just leave Cube behind!

Cube Palace

...

Khan

All this "friend, friend"... it's getting on my nerves.

Khan

I was just going to scare you off, but... I've changed my mind.

Omega

Re-pair-r...!

Omega

Omega's... hungry...

Omega

Can't moooove...

Khan

Good, stay right there...

Khan

I'll make you pay for treating me like junk...!

Khan

First I'll stuff you with food till you burst, and then...!

Khan

...?

Khan

What... where did this dagger come from?!

???

Per—

Khan

U-up there?!

Trish

—fect!

Omega

Trish?!

Trish

How about it, you ever seen a cooler entrance?

Trish

When Aselus's top-tier hunter sets her mind to it, this is what you get!

Trish

The way of the top-tier hunter!

Trish

Always check the kid got home safe!

Cube Palace

Objection. Rather than sending a child off alone, an adult should escort her home—

Trish

I-I came back, didn't I!

Trish

So, I track you down and find this whole mess.

Trish

Looks like there's a hefty bounty involved. Bounty or no bounty, this one's on the house!

Khan

How is that supposed to count as 'on the house'? You're after the money, you damn vulture!

Trish

Shut up and come at me!

Omega

Omega... should help...

Omega

But Omega's too hungry to move... grrumble...

???

*Sneak* *Sneak*

???

Okay, that big guy and the hunter are too busy fighting to notice!

???

Now's our chance, Elisa!

Elisa

R-right! Now's our chance...! Which one are you planning to ambush, Saintess Muriel?

Muriel

Why would I ambush them, you idiot?! Let those fools fight each other! We just grab the spirit and the sacred relic and run!

Elisa

Oh, now I understand!

Elisa

Use her as a shield and just grab the spirit...! How selfish and cowardly...!

Elisa

It's okay... when Saintess Muriel is judged before Lord Gaph one day... I'll be right by your side...!

Omega

Ungh... huh? You two...

Muriel

Spirit, shh! It's me, 116th Saintess Muriel, here to rescue you!

Muriel

Please remember this! 116! 116!

Muriel

Elisa! You handle Cube Palace.

Muriel

Now, quietly... quietly...

Elisa

Ugh... Cube Palace... is heavier than I thought...!

Elisa

Aah, I'm gonna trip...!

Khan

Huh?

Trish

Oh?

Elisa

Ah.

Khan

...And who the hell are you?

Trish

Huh? You're those two con artists...?

Elisa

H-hello there...

Trish

What are you two doing? One's holding my assistant, the other's holding the tin can...

Elisa

Well, you see, while you two fought, we snuck in to do a little burgla—

Muriel

Th-th-th-th-the top-tier hunter! O-o-o-our plan's been exposed!

Muriel

While you drew their attention, we were going to rescue the spirit and escape, remember?!

Muriel

We were a-all on the s-same side, weren't we?! Right?!

Elisa

I knew it...! To fool the enemy, first fool your allies! You planned this all along, Saintess Muriel!

Muriel

Like hell I did! Anything's better than being on both their bad sides!

Trish

There was a plan like that...?

Trish

Whoa!

Khan

What is this, a comedy skit?

Muriel

P-please, top-tier hunter, cover me!

Muriel

Let's get out of here, Elisa!

Elisa

Yeeees!

Muriel

Phew, we made it out.

Muriel

Spirit? Spirit, your arm is gone, a-are you all right?

Omega

Omega's arm doesn't hurt. But Omega's tummy hurts...

Omega

How did you find Omega...?

Elisa

Well, after you left like that, I-I started to worry...!

Elisa

So I went to Saintess Muriel for advice...

Elisa

She said, [How could you let the spirit slip away without earning a single point with her?]

Muriel

[The spirit seems troubled, we should help her!], she said!

Omega

You all came to help Omega...

Omega

Omega's grateful... but Omega can't move at all...

Cube Palace

Omega Control is currently in a state of energy depletion.

Cube Palace

If energy replenishment is delayed further, frame collapse is a risk.

Cube Palace

Top priority is not enemy elimination, but rapid evacuation.

Muriel

All right, the top-tier hunter's tough. She'll buy us time!

Muriel

Meanwhile, we'll quickly—

Elisa

S-someone just burst through the wall...!

Trish

Whoops! Pretty quick on your feet, huh?!

Trish

The way of the hunter! Never let attacks send you flying!

Trish

I was just using the recoil of your attack to shift the battlefield!

Muriel

So you did get sent flying!

Muriel

If you had to fly off, why here?!

Trish

But that guy's machinery is way more annoying than I thought!

Khan

Y-you little brat...

Khan

...You said you were lonely! Said you had no friends! But you have a bunch!

Khan

You... fraud!!

Khan

Forget the alliance. I'll crush you all into the ground...!

Khan

Come out before I bury you all! Surround them!

Muriel

Th-they've got us surrounded...

Muriel

L-Lord Gaph! Cast your holy flame and keep these guys back!!

Khan

Huh?! Flames in my way...?!

Muriel

Hehe, that's the power of Lord Gaph! You can't cross this, can you?!

Muriel

Take that, take that! Now go quietly back to your hideout! The spirit's ou—

Muriel

Ah... right, it's supposed to rain today...

Muriel

Eek... it's r-raining...

Elisa

The flames went out! Wh-what do we do?

Cube Palace

...

Cube Palace

Transmission. Notice to Omega Control.

Omega

Huh...?

Cube Palace

Lightning is striking.

Omega

Lightning...?

Cube Palace

There is a way to turn the situation around.